Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-07-21
WASHINGTON, July s, 1887


WASHINGTON, July s, 1887.
About $50 members OF Gen. I.ande,
Post, No. ), Grand Army of the Re
public OF Lynn, Mass, accompanied
by ladies, called on the President al
the White House yesterday. The pos!
formed at the National hotel about
O'Clock and marched up the avenue to
the White House, where they were met
by the ladies. They formed hollow
square about the East room, and
when the President appeared David
Walker, the commander of the post
sterped to the front and said "Com
rades OF Gen. Lander Post No. ),
propose three cheers for Grover Cleve-
land, President OF the United States. -
The cheers were given heartily When
they had subsidized Mr.. Cleveland spoke
as follows: II can only say to you,
gentlemen, that am glad to meet you
here. | have extended to you this
courtesy, as ! have lately with much
pleasure, to other posts of the Grand
Army OF the Republic on their way
home from visits to their Southern
friends. l want you to understand
that | have lost no confidence i'm the
Grand Army OF the Republic as an or
ganization, notwithstanding recent
occurrences, TO which it is unnecessary
further to allude. 1t is incomprehen-
sible to me that meu who have risked
their lives to save the Government
should return home to abate one lot
or little of the respect and suppoI {
which every good citizen owes to the
Government and the constituted gu
thorities. greet you then as citizens
as well as veterans, and shall be
pleased to take you a., by the hand"
The President then shook hands with
each of them as they marched past ia
single file. The post formed in line
again in front of the White House.
lust M time 20 see the President and
Mrs Cleveland enter their carriage and
start for Oak View. They then marched
back to their hotel.
1t is pretty well settled that the
President will not 20 West this wear.
since lie will not go to st. Louis. his
plans for visiting other Western cities
must be changed. ! learned Mt the
" ltite House yesterday that the only
plans that the President had made for
.aving the capitol during the summer
md autumn are those for his visit to
Clinton, y. V, on the 18th of this
month, which will probably not con-
Sume more than u weeks time. and
or his VISIT to Atlanta in October
next. during he progress OF the Geor-
,ia state Fair.
Last week paper not in Washing
on contained the simple announ.-
nent: Mrs. Fish. wife of cx-Secre-
AIRY Hamilton Fish, died yesterday" +"
No Was hington paper contained even
! paragraph on the subject. During
he eight years of Grants administra-
ion the papers stopped over with /
ldulation of Mrs. Fish, ard the Wash .
ngt ON correspondent was never tired (
his readers may have been
ii description of the receptions and
OF the social queen. I.
>ow, the death Of Mrs Fish fails to /.
licit an item. We may moralize that I
ocio- official life in Washington is ar
iilcial and vain, and we may infer
hat the time willcome. indeed is near,
When Mrs. Whitney and her baby, and /
wen Mrs. Cleveland. will be relegated |
o the oblivion, the peaceful death in
ife, 10 which all good and common
'lace people belong.
The good intentions of Senator
OF North Carolina, in coming
o Washington to do the honor-
Il the Capital TO II party of ex-
ursionists from his state, have
'een construed into having another
II is now said that becomes
o confer with the President about the
acant seat in the Cabinet, to he left
" the probable resignation of Secre-
airy Lamar. There is n greater neces-
lty than ever to invent rumors here
4 the dearth of news. This report
nay be the result OF some such neces-
lty and have no foundation. bur it
ill serve to revive an old story they
ell of the Senator. At his home i'm
'orth Carolina some neighbOrs and
lends were gathered one evening.
Nv years ago, when the conversation
III upon the then approaching nomi-
alton of Democratic candidate for
resident. "Ah, senator" said one
t the visitors, you ought to have the
omination: we'd all like 10 see YOU in
ne White House" ''lIumph'' said
small son OF Mr.. Ransom, who was
resent, Iii father was to go in the
'hite House, he'd nave "a mortgage
n it before he'd been there six
onths.' Perhaps the Senator from
orth Carolina may transfer his in
,ntion of mortgaglng the White /
ouse to the Interior Department ii /
, gets there, and, as the public lands !
'e under the control OF the Secretary !.
the Interior, it might he Il danger q
L. experiment to make him II Cabi-
t officer.
The Presidents determination not
90 West meets with very general /,
,proval here. Mr.. Cleveland j. not :
e man to ''swing around the circle" ;,
AXE speeches for every balcony and !,
terchange repartee with the small
'ys, trees and lamp posts. Andy
,hnson could do this, but not Grover e
eveland. q
Scarlet Fever. -